1850 Census - African Americans in Dauphin County
S Surnames
- Sampson, Sarah
location: Harrisburg, East Ward (151/156)
description (age/sex/color): 49/F/B
occupation: (none listed) Possibly a household servant.
place of birth: Maryland
notes: Enumerated in the household of George H. Small, clerk.
census page: 86A
- Sanders, David
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 74/76
description (age/sex/color): 34/M/B
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: One child in the household attended school within the year, although which particular child is not indicated.
census page: 53B
other members in household:
- Mary Sanders
description: 35/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Rebecca Ann Sanders
description: 10/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Joseph Radebaugh
description: 9/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
other households in dwelling:
- Jeremiah Hanson
visitation (house/family): 74/77
description (age/sex/color): 27/M/B
occupation: Laborer
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
other members in household:
- Juliann Hanson
description: 25/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Margaret Hanson
description: 5/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- William Hanson
description: 3/M/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Sanders, David
description: 38/M/M
occupation: Laborer
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in the household of James Vogens, in the dwelling of Phillips, James (see listing)
- Scott, Ann
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 229/255
description (age/sex/color): 56/F/M
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write." Family living in the dwelling of Friver, Levi (see listing). One child in the family is also indicated as having "attended school within the year."
census page: 91B-92A
other members in household:
- Mary P. Scott
description: 25/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Charlotte C. Scott
description: 14/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Susan R. Scott
description: 11/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Martha A. Scott
description: 17/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Scott, George
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 153/157
description (age/sex/color): 25/M/M
occupation: Servant
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in the dwelling of Wolf, John (see listing)
census page: 86A
other members in household:
- Rebecca Scott
description: 19/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Ann C. Scott
description: 3/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Scott, James
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 187/233
description (age/sex/color): 37/M/M
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned: 400
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
census page: 66A
other members in household:
- Charlotte Scott
description: 37/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Mary Scott
description: 11/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Attended school within the year."
- Samuel Scott
description: 5/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- William Scott
description: 4/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Theodore Scott
description: 3/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
other households in dwelling:
- Eli Bell
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 187/234
description (age/sex/color): 28/M/M
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write." Eli Bell was also enumerated as a waiter in a hotel run by Jacob Sanders (see listing)
census page: 66A
other members in household:
- Sarah Bell
description: 24/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Maria Bell
description: 4 mos./F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Samuel Thompson
visitation (house/family): 1887/235
description (age/sex/color): 31/M/B
occupation: Laborer
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
other members in household:
- Eliza Thompson
description: 25/F/B
place of birth: Maryland
notes:
- William Thompson
description: (no age recorded)/M/B
place of birth: Maryland
notes:
- Alexander Thompson
description: 3/M/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Ann Freedom
description: 54/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Scott, John
location: Harrisburg, North Ward (52/53)
description (age/sex/color): 18/M/B
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in hotel operated by Jacob Sanders.
census page: 51A-51B
- Scott, Joseph
location: Harrisburg, West Ward (458/510)
description (age/sex/color): 25/M/B
occupation: Servant
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in hotel kept by Edward Perkins, apparently as staff. Other African Americans living here are Martha Batten, Alfred Batten and Eliza Trusty.
census page: 34B
- Scott, Martha
location: Harrisburg, East Ward (36/36)
description (age/sex/color): 18/F/B
occupation: (none listed) possibly a household servant.
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Enumerated in the household of John H. Brant, Commission Merchant.
census page: 77B
- Scott, William
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 211/270
description (age/sex/color): 54/M/M
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned: 500
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
census page: 68B
other members in household:
- Joseph Scott
description: 14/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Attended school within the year."
- Ellen Scott
description: 11/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Attended school within the year."
- Henrietta Smith
description: 15/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Rosanna Smith
description: 32/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Sarah Scott
description: 60/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Shaffer, Amelia
description: 40/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write." Living in the household of Bennett, Samuel, in the dwelling of Mans, Samuel (see listing).
- Sherman, James
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 100/107
description (age/sex/color): 65/M/M
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Marks indicate one child in this household has "attended school within the year." It does not specify which child.
census page: 56A
other members in household:
- Mary Ann Sherman
description: 16/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Elizabeth Sherman
description: 12/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Shorter, Samuel
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 253/326
description (age/sex/color): 37/M/M
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned: 200
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
census page: 71B
other members in household:
- Hester Shorter
description: 34/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- John Shorter
description: 14/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Shultz, John
description: 8/M/M
place of birth: Penna.
notes: "Attended school within the year." In household of Jones, William A. (see listing)
- Shultz, Victoria
location: Harrisburg, South Ward
visitation (house/family): 217/241(William Doles, Watchmaker)
description (age/sex/color): 15/F/M
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Listed at the end of a very large household, possibly a boarding house. Other African Americans listed are Martha Smith and Hanna Ward.
census page: 15A
- Simmons, Edward
description: 21/M/M
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in the household of Chester, George (see listing).
- Simms, Solomon
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 258/331
description (age/sex/color): 28/M/B
occupation: Shoemaker
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Maryland
notes:
census page: 72A
other members in household:
- Sarah Simms
description: 24/F/B
place of birth: Maryland
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Sarah Simms
description: 7/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- James Simms
description: 4/M/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Smallwood, Reuben
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 192/209
description (age/sex/color): 45/M/M
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
census page: 88B
other members in household:
- Mary Smallwood
description: 46/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Susan Smallwood
description: 17/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Smith, Ann
location: Harrisburg, North Ward (22/23)
description (age/sex/color): 26/F/M
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: In household of William B. Johnson, stone cutter. Listed at the end of a very large household, possibly a boarder.
census page: 48B-49A
- Smith, Henrietta
description: 15/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living with the Scott, William, family (see listing).
- Rosanna Smith
description: 32/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: (see listing for Rosanna and Henrietta Smith, directly below)
- Smith, Rosanna
location: Harrisburg, East Ward (255/286)
description (age/sex/color): 40/F/B
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Enumerated in John Stahl's hotel.
census page: 94A
- Smith, Henrietta
description (age/sex/color): 15/F/B
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Enumerated in John Stahl's hotel.
- Smith, Jackson
location: Harrisburg, South Ward
visitation (house/family): 113/121
description (age/sex/color): 24/M/M
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned: (Tenant)
place of birth: Penna.
notes:
census page: 7B
other members in household:
- Elenor do
description: 28/F/B
place of birth: Penna.
notes:
- William H. do
description: 2/M/B
place of birth: Penna.
notes:
- Margaret do
description: 9 mos./F/B
place of birth: Penna.
notes:
- Smith, John
location: Harrisburg, East Ward (116/116)
description (age/sex/color): 17/M/B
occupation: Servant
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Enumerated at Daniel Herr's hotel
census page: 83A-83B
List of all African Americans in this hotel: George Malony, Samuel Bennet, Ann E. Bennet, George Hamilton, Jacob Bennett, John Smith, Peter Adley, Augustus Coates, Phebe Belt, Mary Carter, Ann Foot, Eliza Forrest, Margaret James, Julia Green, Harriet Belt, Charles Bradford and John Fyatt.
- Smith, Martha
location: Harrisburg, South Ward
visitation (house/family): 217/241(William Doles, Watchmaker)
description (age/sex/color): 45/F/M
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Listed at the end of a very large household, possibly a boarding house. Other African Americans listed are Hanna Ward and Victoria Shultz.
census page: 15A
- Smith, Mary
description: 60/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write." "Insane" In household of Kelly, Jeremiah. (see listing)
- Smith, Samuel
description: 21/M/M
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in household of Pollet, John (see listing).
- Martha Smith
description: 49/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Smith, Samuel
description: 24/M/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in household of Elliott, William (see listing).
- Caroline Smith
description: 20/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Sarah Smith
description: 6/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Thomas Smith
description: 4/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Smith, Teresa
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 11/11
description (age/sex/color): 30/F/M
occupation: (none listed) possibly hotel employees
value of real estate owned: 300
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Enumerated at Wells Coverly's hotel. This was the
Union Hotel, located on the southeast corner of Market Square and Blackberry
Alley.
census page: 75A
other members in household: All African Americans enumerated at this hotel: Joshua Mills, John Gaiter, Mark Gaiter, Rachel Cox, Hannah Kelley, Betsey Thompson, Sarah Atlee, Adeline Dromiry and Teresa Smith.
- Smith, Thomas
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 177/189
description (age/sex/color): 30/M/B
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in the dwelling of Stevens, David (see listing)
census page: 87B
other members in household:
- Theresa Smith
description: 25/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- John Smith
description: 1/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Snowden, Susan E.
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 96/103
description (age/sex/color): 25/F/B
occupation: (none listed)
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
census page: 55B
other members in household:
- Dorothena Snowden
description: 4/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Soule, William
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 249/279
description (age/sex/color): 26/M/B
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
census page: 93B
other members in household:
- Demira Soule
description: 22/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Lucy Soule
description: 4/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Joseph Soule
description: 2/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Mary Anderson
description: 18/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Spence, Thomas
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 230/256
description (age/sex/color): 29/M/M
occupation: Waiter
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
census page: 92A
other members in household:
- Julia Spence
description: 25/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Susan Spence
description: 67/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Ellen Spence
description: 5/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Attended school within the year."
- Spence, William
description: 32/M/M
occupation: Laborer
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Living in household of Bradley, Henry, barber (see listing)
- Spotwood, Thomas
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 181/226
description (age/sex/color): 28/M/M
occupation: Butcher
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write." In dwelling of Davis, John (see listing)
census page: 65B
other members in household:
- Maria Spotwood
description: 28/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Thomas Spotwood
description: 7 mos./M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Stanton, Alexander
location: Harrisburg, North Ward
visitation (house/family): 200/256
description (age/sex/color): 25/M/M
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Maryland
notes: Living in dwelling of Brown, James (see listing)
census page: 67B
other members in household:
- Henrietta Stanton
description: 23/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- John Stanton
description: 3 mos./M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Stanton, Elizabeth
description: 1/F/B
place of birth: Penna
notes: In household of Gantz, Edward R. (see listing)
- Stevens, David
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 177/187
description (age/sex/color): 34/M/M
occupation: Preacher
value of real estate owned:
place of birth: Maryland
notes: David Stevens lived near to Edward Bennet, and George Galbraith, two other local A.M.E. preachers.
census page: 87B
other members in household:
- Phillis Stevens
description: 48/F/M
place of birth: New Jersey
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Rebecca Stevens
description: 18/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- John Harris
description: 1/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
other households in dwelling:
- Betsy Morris
visitation (house/family): 177/188
description (age/sex/color): 71/F/M
occupation: (none listed)
value of real estate owned: 400
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Single person household.
- Thomas Smith
visitation (house/family): 177/189
description (age/sex/color): 30/M/B
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
other members in household:
- Theresa Smith
description: 25/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- John Smith
description: 1/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Stevens, James
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
description (age/sex/color): 30/M/B
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Enumerated in the household of C. W. Schreiner, teacher. This is possibly a boardinghouse.
census page: 97B
other African Americans in household: Charles Stewert, William Wright, Jacob Peters, John Johnson.
- Stevenson, Catharine
location: Harrisburg, West Ward (403/452)
description (age/sex/color): 50/FM
occupation: Servant
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Servant in the hotel run by William Buehler along with Richard and Fanny Pople, both African American, and Ann Norris, an 18 year old white female.
census page: 30A
- Stevenson, Henry
location: Harrisburg, West Ward
visitation (house/family): 463/514
description (age/sex/color): 50/M/B
occupation: Laborer
value of real estate owned: (Tenant)
place of birth: Maryland
notes: "Cannot read and write."
census page: 35A
other members in household:
- Fanny do
description: 36/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write."
- Robert do
description: 17/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Catharine do
description: 10/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Attended school within the year."
- Caroline do
description: 7/F/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Attended school within the year."
- David do
description: 5/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Attended school within the year."
- George do
description: 1/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Getys Miller
description: 34/M/M
occupation: Laborer
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- John do
description: 3 mos/M/M
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- David Gibb
description: 23/M/B
occupation: Waiter
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Sophia do
description: 21/F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Stewart, Jane
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
visitation (house/family): 227/252
description (age/sex/color): 49/F/M
occupation: (none listed)
value of real estate owned: 500
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Single person household.
census page: 91B
- Stewart, William
description: 26/M/B
occupation: Laborer
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: "Cannot read and write." Living in household of Jones, W. M. (see listing).
- Priscilla Stewart
description: 6 mos./F/B
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes:
- Stewert, Charles
location: Harrisburg, East Ward
description (age/sex/color): 37/M/M
occupation: (none listed)
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: Enumerated in the household of C. W. Schreiner, teacher. This is possibly a boardinghouse.
census page: 97B
other African Americans in household: James Stevens, William Wright, Jacob Peters, John Johnson.
- Stratton, Jacob
location: Harrisburg, West Ward (284/314)
description (age/sex/color): 40/M/B
occupation: (none listed) probable household or farm servant
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: In the household of industrialist Jacob Haldeman, farmer. Stratton is listed with two other African Americans, Nancy Molson and Ann Griffith.
census page: 20B
- Stuart, Eliza
location: Harrisburg, North Ward (19/20)
description (age/sex/color): 35/F/B
occupation: (none listed) possibly a household servant
place of birth: Pennsylvania
notes: In household of Samuel S. Bigler, lumber merchant
census page: 48B
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